Colac Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 217031472 · Colac - Corangamite (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 995
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,558
- Per 1,000 residents
- 79.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 992
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 580 | 58.3% |
| 1–4 | 242 | 24.3% |
| 5–19 | 138 | 13.9% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 190 | 19.1% | -4.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 116 | 11.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 110 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| Retail Trade | 87 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 80 | 8.0% | 5.3% |
| Other Services | 70 | 7.0% | 2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 62 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 62 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 53 | 5.3% | -10.2% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 3.7% | 8.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 34 | 3.4% | 41.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 2.5% | 4.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 24 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.9% | 12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services41.7%
- Manufacturing8.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.2%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in VIC (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.9 | 0.51× | 62 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.55× | 11 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.56× | 11 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.7 | 0.62× | 34 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.66× | 25 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.2 | 0.67× | 53 |